BUDDHA NIGHTS: TIBETAN – REVISED SCHEDULE

An on-going study of Buddhism for Buddhists, friends of Buddhists or those interested in learning more about Buddhism, that meets Wednesday evenings from 7:00-9:00 p.m. according to the schedule below.

Everyone welcome. Registration is not necessary. Come as come can. Attending all sessions of each series is not necessary. The readings before each meeting provide a common background for rich discussion. No background knowledge of Buddhism is required.

Participants are responsible for obtaining their own books. All the texts are readily available from www.Amazon.com and other on-line book suppliers. There are no fees or charges for the sessions.

All sessions meet at the Geisinger Medical Center, the Henry Hood Center for Health Research , the new building past the Main Entrance and the Foss Entrance of the hospital on Medical Ctr Drive, across the street from the old nursing school and dormitory. Parking is behind the old nursing school.

The teacher and facilitator for the sessions is Chaplain Karl Pölm-Faudré, Gonpo Dorje, an ordained in the Chinese (Mahayana) and Tibetan () Buddhist traditions. 570-214-5091

THE COMMON THREAD: FUNDAMENTAL TEACHING OF The text for use throughout all three series, in addition to the specific series text listed below: Dates: February 4 – June 10, 2009 Text: Rebecca McClen Novick (1999). Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism . ISBN-10: 0-89594-953-9 or ISBN-13: 978-0-89594-953-0

SERIES ONE: IMPERMANENCE – THE SEED OF CREATIVE POSSIBILITIES Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25 and April 1, 2009 Text: Pema Chödrön (2002). Comfortable with uncertainty – 108 teachings . Boston: Shambhala. ISBN: 1-57062-972-2 (cloth). No fee.

SERIES TWO: THE BODHISATTVA WAY OF LIFE Dates: April 15 and May 6, 2009 Text: Geshe Sönam Rinchen & Ruth Sonam (1997). The 37 practices of . Ithica, NY: Snow Lion Publications. ISBN:1-55939-068-9 (paper). No fee.

SERIES THREE: EXPANDING COMPASSION AND LOVING KINDNESS Dates: May 13, 20, 27, June 3 and 10, 2009 Text: Dalai Lama (2005). How to expand love . NY: Atria. ISBN: 0-7432-6968-3. No fee.

BUDDHA NIGHTS – TIBETAN BUDDHISM Revised Reading Schedule

Date: Text: Text: 2009 IMPERMANENCE – THE SEED OF CREATIVE POSSIBILITIES Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism Comfortable with Uncertainty Feb 4 Chapter: 1 Pages: 7-17 Chapters: 1-12 Pages: 1-24 Feb 11 Chapter: 2 Pages: 17-29 Chapters: 13-24 Pages: 25-48 Feb 18 Chapter: 3 Pages: 30-34 Chapters: 25-37 Pages: 49-74 Feb 25 Chapter: 4 Pages: 35-41 Chapters: 38-49 Pages: 75-98 March 4 Chapter: 5 Pages: 42-50 Chapters: 50-60 Pages: 99-118 March 11 Chapter: 6 Pages: 51-56 Chapters: 61-73 Pages: 119-142 March 18 Chapter: 7 Pages: 57-63 Chapters: 74-84 Pages: 143-164 March 25 Chapter: 8 Pages: 64-72 Chapters: 85-97 Pages: 165-190 April 1 Chapter: 9 Pages: 73-80 Chapters: 98-108 Pages: 191-212

THE BODHISATTVA WAY OF LIFE Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism The 37 practices of bodhisattvas April 15 Chapters: 10-12 Pages: 81-106 Chapters: 1-5 Pages: 1-40 May 6 Chapters: 13-15 Pages: 107-124 Chapters: 6-10 Pages: 41-82

EXPANDING COMPASSION AND LOVING KINDNESS Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism How to expand love May 13 Chapter: 16 Pages: 125-129 Chapters: 1-4 Pages: vii-40 May 20 Chapter: 17 Pages: 130-142 Chapters: 5-7 Pages: 41-74 May 27 Chapter: 18 Pages: 143-166 Chapters: 8-10 Pages: 75-120 June 3 Chapter: 19 Pages: 167-176 Chapters: 11-12 Pages: 121-154 June 10 Chapter: 20 Pages: 177-193 Chapters: 13-16 Pages: 155-209

DIRECTIONS to the Henry Hood Center for Health Research :

Turning from Bloom Road, head up the hill onto the hospital property on North Academy Avenue . Pass the Pine Barn Inn. Turn left onto Medical Center Drive in front of the hospital. Pass under the green ‘Main Entrance’ sign, and continue past the Valet Parking to the ‘Foss Entrance’. Do not circle back around in front of the hospital, but continue ahead down the grade where the Sigfried & Janet Weiss Center for Research and the Henry Hood Center for Health Research are on your left. At the stop sign, turn left down the hill, then an immediate right into the parking lot behind the old nursing school and dorm. Walk across the street and enter the ground level of the Henry Hood Center for Health Research. We meet on that floor to the right of the lobby, in the Intermediate Meeting Room #4.